Keychron K1 V6 vs Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
Get the Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2 for the 8,000 mAh battery.
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5.0 (2)5.0 · 2 reviews
from$74at Keychron
3.0 (4)3.0 · 4 reviews
from$145at Divinikey
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron K1 V6
Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards under $100.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
Get the
Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
Battery
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $150.
- Missing ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW. The other board is sold in those layouts.
The differences that matter
Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.
Keychron K1 V6
Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
2,000 mAh
8,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
Yes
No
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum, Copper, Steel
Mount style
Top Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
- Keychron K1 V6
- Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
- Performance
- 8268
- Build quality
- 7889
- Productivity
- 8084
- Customizability
- 8885
- Portability
- 7387
- Layout size: 80%
- Hot-swappable
- VIA
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron K1 V6
2 owner reviews
“Love it! My first mechanical, now typing is a beautiful experience, I enjoy coming back to the keyboard! Remapped with Makros, so I have my apps at the fingertip. I am experiencing some minor bugs like "Enter"-key "stuck", meaning the keyboard typed enter…”
Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
4 owner reviews
“I ordered a keyboard set and keycaps from divinikey the 2 sets go out of stock almost everytime so I decided to go with Divinikey and they game me a time frame of up to12 weeks which was perfectly fine and the package came in after 6-7 weeks I was super happy…”
“I'm not sure why the QK80 is getting the reviews it's getting. Let's go down the list of the brand new QK80 I have and what I'm regretting getting it: 1) The screen worked for all of five seconds before going blank. Nothing I do brings it back 2) You can't…”
Keychron K1 V6 vs Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
17 of 26 specs differ
Keychron K1 V6
Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron K1 V6
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
MonacoKeys
ISO-DE
In stockDoes not ship to you
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